Rosaceae FAMILY

Rubus xanthocarpus

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Rubus xanthocarpus is a low-growing, herbaceous perennial plant with more or less woody stems; it can grow 15 - 50cm tall. It spreads by means of rhizomes and can form a large mat of growth[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ], The fruit is of good quality and the plant is often harvested from the wild for use as a food - and sometimes also as a medicine. The plant is occasionally cultivated as a fruit crop in gardens, and is also grown as an ornamental ground cover[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China (Anhui, Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan)

HabitatStony places[ 109 Title Plantae Wilsonae. Vol 1 - 3 Publication Author Wilson. E. H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University Press; Cambridge. Year 1911 - 1917 ISBN Description Details of the palnts collected by the plant collector E. H. Wilson on his travels in China. Gives some habitats. Not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. Roadsides, slopes, forests and rocky ravines; at elevations from 600 - 3,200 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].